The sled-like American cars floating down the streets of downtown Raleigh, N.C. in the dazzling sunlight give the era away, as do the hairstyles of the protesters picketing outside the courthouse — young, black men and women wearing Afros, white men and women with long hair.
It was August 1975, and Joan Little was about to be acquitted of first-degree murder.
The silent video footage shot by Duane Jackson, a volunteer with the Winston-Salem Black Panther Party, chronicles the multiracial movement to support Little, as protesters picketed outside the courthouse during her trial and after her release. It has been newly unearthed and screened in Winston-Salem for the first time last month.
Little had been serving a sentence for larceny in the Beaufort County jail when her white jailer, Clarence Alligood, was found stabbed to death with an ice pick, his pants down at his ankles and semen on his leg.
It was August 1975, and Joan Little was about to be acquitted of first-degree murder.
The silent video footage shot by Duane Jackson, a volunteer with the Winston-Salem Black Panther Party, chronicles the multiracial movement to support Little, as protesters picketed outside the courthouse during her trial and after her release. It has been newly unearthed and screened in Winston-Salem for the first time last month.
Little had been serving a sentence for larceny in the Beaufort County jail when her white jailer, Clarence Alligood, was found stabbed to death with an ice pick, his pants down at his ankles and semen on his leg.
- 12/10/2019
- by Jordan Green
- Indiewire
Paulist Productions has optioned James Reston Jr.’s book The Innocence of Joan Little: A Southern Mystery, under its first-look deal with Author Solutions for development as a limited series. The iUniverse title, originally published in 1977 by Time Books, details the landmark trial and acquittal of Joan Little, a young black woman who stabbed her white jailer/rapist and was tried for capital murder in 1974. The case drew international attention regarding a woman's right…...
- 6/28/2016
- Deadline TV
Both movies, "Frost/Nixon" and "The Wrestler," made it to my 2008 Top 10 Best Films list. "Frost/Nixon" reached No. 4 while "The Wrestler" scored the No. 5 position.
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"Frost/Nixon"
Frank Langella (Richard Nixon) interview
Michael Sheen (David Frost) interview
Sam Rockwell (James Reston Jr.), Matthew Macfayden (John Birt), and Oliver Platt (Bob Zelnick) interviews
Director Ron Howard interview
My "Frost/Nixon" movie review (original airdate: Dec. 18, 2008)
"The Wrestler"
Mickey Rourke interview (I love him!!!)
Marisa Tomei interview (funny and charming)
Evan Rachel Wood interview (really sweet and thoughtful)
Director Darren Aronofsky interview (I could have talked to him for hours!)...
If you missed these great movies during their theatrical run, have no fear, you can rent or buy them in DVD and Blu-Ray right now! And you should!
Want to know more about "Frost/Nixon" and "The Wrestler?" Check out my interviews:
"Frost/Nixon"
Frank Langella (Richard Nixon) interview
Michael Sheen (David Frost) interview
Sam Rockwell (James Reston Jr.), Matthew Macfayden (John Birt), and Oliver Platt (Bob Zelnick) interviews
Director Ron Howard interview
My "Frost/Nixon" movie review (original airdate: Dec. 18, 2008)
"The Wrestler"
Mickey Rourke interview (I love him!!!)
Marisa Tomei interview (funny and charming)
Evan Rachel Wood interview (really sweet and thoughtful)
Director Darren Aronofsky interview (I could have talked to him for hours!)...
- 4/21/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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